Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata

3 Metallic Green Carpenter Bee, Golden-Green Carpenter Bee at Bargo, NSW

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Location information

• Coordinates 150.560898-34.258723
• Maps Wollondilly Local Government Area
• Places Bargo, NSW

Sighting information

• 2 Abundance
• 4 Feb 2025 01:10 PM Recorded on
• Snows Recorded by

• Collections

  Snows NatureMapr Southern Highlands Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects

Additional information

• Narrow-leaf Geebung (Persoonia linearis) Associated plant
• 12mm to 25mm Animal size
• Unknown Gender
• Alive / healthy Animal health
• Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
• True Insect on a flower

Species information

• Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata Scientific name
• Metallic Green Carpenter Bee, Golden-Green Carpenter Bee Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Rare or uncommon native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 781.8m Recorded at altitude
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